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Genetic characterization of human respiratory syncytial virus detected in hospitalized children in the Philippines from 2008 to 2012.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2013
Ohno Ayumu, Suzuki Akira, Lupisan Socorro, Galang Hazel, Sombrero Lydia, Aniceto Rapunzel, Okamoto Michiko, Saito Mariko, Fuji Naoko, Otomaru Hirono, Roy Chandra Nath, Yamamoto Dai, Tamaki Raita, Olveda Remigio, Oshitani Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. However, molecular characteristic of HRSV is still unknown in the Philippines. OBJECTIVE: To describe the molecular epidemiology of circulating HRSV detected in the Philippines. STUDY DESIGN: From May 2008 to April 2012, nasopharyngeal swabs were collected from...
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